'True Blood' Ellis: 'Lafayette is softer'

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Nelsan Ellis has revealed that his True Blood character Lafayette gets much softer this season.

However, the actor told Vibe that Lafayette's tough exterior will still appear in the show.

"He's gonna get softer because he's gonna fall in love but there's still gonna be that violent part of Lafayette that don't take no bulls**t," Ellis explained.

"But yeah, they've given him a love interest so he's gonna be wrapped up in that and dealing with the complications between he and his mom. But we may see a darker Lafayette, who knows?"

Ellis admitted that it took him some time to get Lafayette's character right but explained that he now finds his "strength and his stillness" intriguing.

"If you watch Lafayette he doesn't do very much," he said. "He's not quick on his toes unless he gets heated. He's just in that Southern way - sort of sauntering along, being who he is, which is something I never intended. It just happened."